Teen Fantasy / YA Paranormal
Date Published: 12/27/2014
Publisher: Green
Press / Eva Pohler
Some call them “tramps.” In Greek, they are called
vrykolakas, or “vryks,” which sometimes gets translated to “freaks.” They are
the vampires of Athens, created centuries ago by the Maenads. They live in
caves beneath the acropolis, without economic resources and according to rules
imposed on them by the Olympians. They are forbidden from turning humans into
vampires, which happens when all of the blood is drained; however, they are
allowed to drink from a willing mortal. Some mortals are willing because a
vampire bite will infect the body for six hours, and, during that time, the
mortal has the powers of flight, invisibility, strength, speed, x-ray vision,
and mind control. Such great power can become irresistible, though dangerous
and addicting to mortals.
As seventeen-year-old Gertie, studying abroad from New
York, uncovers the unfathomable secrets of this ancient city, she unwittingly
becomes a catalyst in an uprising led by Dionysus, the god of wine and lord of
the vampires.
My
Review:
Gertie is a sixteen year old American girl who is being
sent to spend a year with a family in Athens and go to school there. Her
parents try to tell her that this will be good for her but Gertie knows they
just want to get rid of her for a while. Gertie doesn’t have any friends at her
school in New York well not true friends. So there really isn’t anyone or
anything that she will miss. But Gertie loves spending time alone so that she
can read. Gertie loves reading about vampires and Greek mythology. So you would
think she would love visiting Athens but it is not Athens particularly that she
doesn’t want to see. She is just afraid of the unknown and of being around
people or someone she doesn’t know.
But once she arrives in Athens and meets the family that
she will be staying with and gets to know them as well as a friend of theirs
Gertie falls in love with all of them and doesn’t ever want to leave. Gertie
actually meets two guys, Jeno and Hector while in Athens that she really likes a lot
and they both like her very much as well. The family that Gertie is staying
with warns her away from Jeno though.
Athens has some secrets that they try to keep hidden from
most humans. In the ancient city don’t be surprise if you run into a vampire or
two or maybe even a Greek god or two as well. Jeno is a part of this secret
world he is a vampire. And the family that she is staying with warns her away
from Jeno for this reason. They think that vampires are nothing but tramps and
if you hang with them then you must be just like them.
But Gertie likes Jeno very much and doesn’t want to lose
her new friend but she doesn’t want to lose her new family either so what is a
girl to do? Jeno is very addicting but she loves her new family very much. Can
she have both? Her new family and Jeno? Will she have to choose between the
two?
Yes Vampire Addiction is very addicting. Once I started
reading it I couldn’t put it down. I think I read it in one setting. Vampire
Addiction will grab you right on the first page and keep you enthralled the
whole way through until the last page and beyond. I love me some vampires but
throwing in Greek mythology was out of this world as I do love both. If you
love vampires and Greek mythology then you are going to love this mixture of
the two. Pick up your copy today and get started on this new series. I can’t
wait to read the next book Vampire Affliction in The Vampires of Athens.
Eva Pohler is the Amazon bestselling author of The
Mystery Book Collection and four series for young adults: The
Gatekeeper's Saga, The Gatekeeper’s Saga Spin-Off Series, The
Purgatorium Series, and The Vampires of Athens. Her books have
been described as "thrilling" and "addictive." A Kirkus reviewer
said of The Gatekeeper's Sons that it was "sure to thrill
Hunger Games fans."
A reader herself, Eva writes in multiple genres, but all
of her stories blur the line between reality and fantasy, truth and delusion,
and draw from Eva's personal philosophy that a reader must be lured and
abducted into complete captivity in order to enjoy the reading experience.
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